On Mon, 2013-07-22 at 09:23 -0700, Stephen Ingram wrote: > On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 12:18 AM, Martin Kosek <mko...@redhat.com> > wrote: > On 07/20/2013 02:51 AM, Stephen Ingram wrote: > > Is there a way to disable the forms-based login to the WebUI > and require a > > Kerberos ticket? > > > > Steve > > > Hello, > > No, this is currently not possible. Stephen, can you please > describe your use > case why you want it to be off? This would allow us to > consider this as an > enhancement for future. > > > I certainly understand why the feature was added as many devices do > not have the capability of acquiring a Kerberos ticket. If we want to > restrict access to devices that *can* acquire a ticket, this would > prevent credentials from being sent over the wire (even if over a > secure link), and, thus, provide for increased security. If I'm > correct about how this form works, it only requires credentials to be > sent once and then it requests a ticket on the user's behalf. While > this is better than sending them with each request, it still presents > an opportunity where credentials can be intercepted, no?
Your's is a valid concern. Please open a RFE ticket to make the form-based login page/mechanism disableable. Simo. -- Simo Sorce * Red Hat, Inc * New York _______________________________________________ Freeipa-users mailing list Freeipa-users@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/freeipa-users
